Other Guidance Statements and Guidelines

Guidance Statement: Risk Assessments (February 2017)- To provide guidance on the Department of Environment Regulation’s (DER) regulatory framework and the application of regulatory controls for works approvals and licences granted under Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act).

Guidance Statement: Decision Making (February 2017)- To provide guidance on the Department of Environment Regulation’s (DER) regulatory framework relating to applications for works approvals and licences granted under Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act1986 (EP Act).

Guidance Statement: Environmental Standards (September 2016)- sets out the required levels of environmental performance for regulated activities based on the hierarchy of preventing, controlling, abating and mitigating pollution and environmental harm.

Publish Date: December 2012- provides direction on measures that should be adopted by construction and demolition recycling facilities to manage the risk of asbestos contamination of feedstocks and recycled products. Input has been provided by both the Department of Health and WorkSafe.

Landfill waste classification and waste definitions 1996 685.1 KBPublish Date: October 2018This document provides criteria for acceptance of wastes at various classes of landfill in Western Australia and definitions for clean fill and uncontaminated fill. The document was revised in 2018. More stringent waste acceptance criteria than those listed in this document may be imposed by landfill operators. Conditions of a licence granted under Part V of the EP Act may also apply more stringent acceptance criteria.

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was established by the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 2017. It is a result of the amalgamation of the Department of Environment Regulation, Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. This website/publication may contain references to previous government departments and programs. Please email the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to clarify any specific information.